DOWNSCALE Definition & Meaning

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downscale

[ doun-skeyl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

located at, moving toward, or of or for the middle or lower end of a social or economic scale:
The discount store caters mainly to downscale customers.
plain, practical, or inexpensive; not luxurious:
downscale clothing.

verb (used with object)

downscaled, downscaling.

downsize ( def 1 ).
to make less luxurious or expensive.

downscale

adjective

of or for the lower end of an economic or social scale; down-market

verb

tr to reduce the scale of

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Origin of downscale¹

down ¹ + scale ³

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“We had to actually downscale to shooting on a Blackmagic, just a little tiny camera, because we didn’t have money for so many years to keep it going.”

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WHO officials will now assess all the evidence on the pace of spread of the disease before deciding whether to downscale the global alert level.

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Mr Rogers said some would "cease to exist" while others would have to downscale services as a result of the funding ending.

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The red-walled first gallery emphasizes naturalistic black-and-white images of everyday life, mostly downscale.

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While still carrying the liberal banner, he championed causes like airline deregulation and criminal sentencing reform, deviating from the old orthodoxies to regain the support of economically downscale voters.

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